GIRLS HOOPS: Friday, Slow start dooms Chambersburg

COLONIAL PARK -- A slow start doomed the Chambersburg girls basketball team in a 57-35 loss to Central Dauphin in a Mid Penn Commonwealth Division game Friday.

The Rams limited Chambersburg to just two points in the first quarter, while racking up 24 of their own, and went into halftime with a 32-11 lead.

"We got off to a very bad start," Chambersburg coach Barry Purvis said. "We only had two points in the first quarter and probably 10 turnovers; some were forced, some were sloppy. We are just not handling the ball well or making good decisions. It put us in a hole right off the bat."

Lindsay Embly led Chambersburg with 16 points, and went 5-for-7 from the free throw line. The Trojans made nine of 12 foul shots.

"We played hard on the defensive end, but when you turn the ball over that much we give them the too many easy opportunities," Purvis said.

Central Dauphin 57, Chambersburg 35

Chambersburg (35)

Olivia Sommers 2 0-0 5, Monica Henderson 1 0-0 2, Shayla Corwell 0 0-0 0, Camryn Greenlee 0 0-0 0, Kirsten Pugh 0 0-0 0, Liz Egolf 0 0-0 0, Madison Whitfield 0 1-2 1, Liz Bishop 0 0-0 0, Lindsay Embly 5 5-7 16, Suzy Anzalone 0 0-0 0, Alexis Sherman 1 0-0 2, Taylor Vrabel 1 3-3 5. Totals — 12 9-12 35.

Central Dauphin (57)

Smith 8 0-0 16, Hartwick 1 1-2 4, Knecht 0 2-4 2, Daniels 2 0-0 5, Romanchock 7 0-0 14, Hall 1 0-1 2, St. Clair 2 0-0 4, Patry 0 0-2 0, Lasko 4 2-6 10. Totals — 25 5-15 57.

Chambersburg _ 2 _ 9 _ 7 _ 17 _ — _ 25

Cent. Dauphin _ 24 _ 8 _ 16 _ 9 _ — _ 57

3-point goals — Chbg 2 (Sommers, Embly), CD 2 (Hartwick, Daniels).

JV score — Central Dauphin 41, Chambersburg 40. Lauren Ocker had 10 points, and Gabby Lecuona scored 9 for Chambersburg.

9th grade — Central Dauphin 51, Chambersburg 6. Caitlin Masaberg, Alyssa Wenger and Edith Aguiler each had 2 points for the Trojans.

Grace Academy 58, Cumb. Valley Christian 41 >> Cumberland Valley Christian struggled to get into an offensive flow early and suffered a Mason-Dixon Christian Conference loss at the hands of Grace Academy.

The Blazers (1-3, 1-2 MDCC) trailed 23-11 at the end of the first.

Loryn Sanders led CVC offensively with 21 points. Maddie Keck picked up a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

Tori Stouffer stuffed the stat sheet with four points, three steals and nine rebounds.

Grace 58, CV Christian 41

CV Christian (41)  

Loryn Sanders 5 8-16 21, Jessie Morrow 0 0-0 0, Maddie Keck 5 6-8 16, Kaitlyn Provard 0 0-2 0, Imani Harper 0 0-0 0, Taylor Heck 0 0-0 0, Isabel Beard 0 0-0 0, Tahra Kennedy 0 0-0 0, Tori Stouffer 2 0-0 4, Hena Ota 0 0-0 0.Totals — 12 14-26 41.

Grace (58)  

Lindsey Bedegrol 8 5-7 22, Taylor Morgan 8 0-0 16, Hanna Loudin 2 0-0 4, Hanna Colvin 3 0-0 6, Amanda Eby 5 0-0 10.Totals — 26 5-7 58.

CV Christian _ 11 _ 8 _ 16 _ 6 _ — _ 41

Grace Academy _ 23 _ 16 _ 13 _ 6 _ — _ 58   

3-point goals — CVC 3 (Sanders 3), Grace 1 (Bedegrol).

Boiling Springs 62, Waynesboro 34 >> The Waynesboro girls basketball team dropped its fourth game of the season in a Mid Penn Colonial contest against Boiling Springs on Friday.

The Maidens' big three all put up double figures, with Olivia Gardenhour leading with 11 points. Chelsea Cover and Cat Weber each scored 10.

But those contributions were not enough to lift them over the Bubblers, whose top player nearly matched Cover and Weber’s totals combined. Marissa Armolt scored 19 points for Boiling Springs.

Boiling Springs 62, Waynesboro 34

Waynesboro (34)

Leah Blount 0 0-0 0, Chelsea Cover 4 0-0 10, Olivia Gardenhour 5 0-1 11, Sara Gsell 1 0-2 2, Elizabeth Churchman 0 1-2 1, Cat Weber 2 6-8 10, Emma Steiger 0 0-0 0, Brooke Heise 0 0-0 0.Totals — 12 7-13 34.

Boiling Spr. (62)

Marissa Armolt 8 3-4 19, Melanie Barber 1 0-0 2, Maddy DeCou 2 2-2 6, Madison Hernler 2 1-2 7 Maddie Hughes 2 0-0 7, Reilly Johnston-Walsh 0 2-2 2, Casey McCardell 1 0-0 2, Lauryn Stouffer 5 2-2 12, Lizzy Tilton 1 2-2 4, Meghan Williams 2 1-2 5. Totals — 24 13-16 62.

Waynesboro _ 6 _ 12 _ 5 _ 11 _ — _ 34

Boiling Spr. _ 13 _ 17 _ 20 _ 12 _ — _ 62

3-point goals — Way 3 (Cover 2, Gardenhouer 1), Boil 1 (Hughes).    

Mercersburg 58, Pope John Paul 32 >> Mercersburg Academy didn’t get off to a great start but quickly picked up the pace for a victory over Pope John Paul II in the Germantown Academy Winter Classic.

“We were tired after a long drive and had to jump into action without a lot of warmup,” Blue Storm coach Katie LaRue said. “The girls responded well and played with a lot of emotion.”

The Blue Storm (3-0) put the game away with a 12-0 run to start the second half.

Molly Taylor led the scoring with 23 points, while Joana Santos had 10. Isiuwa Oghagbon (17 rebounds), Tori Yoder (11) and Sarah Lyman (10) all finished in double figures for rebounds.

Mercersburg 58, Pope John Paul 32

Mercersburg (58)

Sam Goldman 0 0-0 0, Joana Santos 5 0-0 10, Tori Yoder 2 4-9 8, Maddie Surmacz 0 0-0 0, Sarah Lyman 3 3-4 9, Madi Jones 0 0-0 0, Patrice McGloin 0 0-0 0, Molly Taylor 10 1-2 23, Carrie Jornlin 0 0-0 0, Isiuwa Oghagbon 4 0-0 8. Totals — 24 8-15 58.

Pope John Paul (32)

Owens 1 0-0 2, Tadros 1 0-0 2, Sylvester 0 2-2 2, Troisi 5 0-0 10, Kohutra 1 0-0 3, Mullen 1 0-0 2, Ciuba 2 0-0 5, Rapchinski 1 0-0 2, Petery 2 0-0 4. Totals — 14 2-4 32.

3-point goals — Merc 2 (Taylor 2), PJP 2 (Kohutra, Ciuba).